| Man Missing In Jungle Off East-West Highway Found |
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IPOH, Nov 6 (Bernama) -- A man reported missing Thursday in the jungle after answering the call of nature by the roadside of the East-West Highway near Gerik emerged from the jungle at 12.30am this morning, about 24 hours after his disapperance.
N.Thalagaratnam, 48, got lost after falling down a ravine, Gerik police chief Supt Mahad Nor Abdullah said on Friday.
He said Thalagaratnam from Lahat, Ipoh, walked out of the jungle and hailed a passing lorry.
"He only had some bleeding on his legs...he sought the help of a man to make a police report," Mahad said when contacted.
When contacted at his home here, Thalagaratnam said he slipped and fell into the some six-metre ravine at about 10.30pm and yelled at his friend who was in a car.
"I yelled for help and tried to climb out...it was raining then and it was dark. I walked to find a way out and got out when I heard the sound of vehicles," he said.
Thalagaratnam said he hid several times behind large trees when he heard the sound of wild animals.
In the incident, Thalagaratnam and his friend were travelling from here to Jeli, Kelantan and stopped at Km82 of the highway for him to answer the call of nature.
His friend, M. Manibalan 47, who waited in the car suspected something amiss when Thalagaratnam did not come back after an hour and made a police report at 7.30am yesterday.
Police with the help of the Fire and Rescue Services Department and Rela launched a search.
-- BERNAMA
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